SME News
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2020-09-15
Loan approval rates expected to drop post Covid-19
Banks are becoming wary as the end of the moratorium on loan repayments nears and unemployment increases. The Department of Statistics Malaysia has revealed that 778,000 Malaysians are unemployed, as both the local and global economies are reeling...
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2020-09-15
Groups laud setting up of environmental unit
PETALING JAYA: Environmental groups and small businesses have lauded the government’s move to set up the environmental crimes unit. However, they want the unit’s powers to be expanded to ensure effective action can be carried out. S...
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2020-09-15
Malaysia should ‘race to the top’ in drawing foreign investors, says think tank
PETALING JAYA: A think tank said Malaysia’s deep integration into existing global and regional supply chains puts it in prime position to capitalise on the current supply-chain relocations due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Institute for Demo...
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2020-09-15
IT, change management skills highly sought after by banking sector
PETALING JAYA: IT and change management skills are highly sought after in the banking and financial institutions, according to recruitment firm Hays Malaysia. “There has been an increased demand for IT and digital skills, with payments and d...
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2020-09-15
Invest Selangor identifies new industrial areas
KUALA LUMPUR: Invest Selangor is in the process of changing the status of several areas in Selangor that have the potential to be developed into new industrial areas. Its chief executive officer, Datuk Hasan Azhari Idris said several areas in the ...